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Positions

Positions widget has 5 tabs, there are:

  • Positions - management for opened positions.
  • Closed positions - contains all closed positions for the selected period.
  • Orders - all data on your active orders is displayed here.
  • Recent orders - this tab displays all data on your executed, rejected or cancelled orders.
  • Cash positions - this tab is mainly for those who trade deliverable instruments, it shows the open currency position by day, i.e. the amounts that will come and go in the next few days for settlements on deliverable instruments.
  • Assets - the tab displays detailed information about all assets in the account.
  • Custodian - the tab contains information about securities held in depository storage.

The gear button allows you to customize the visibility of the widget's tabs.

The button with the image of three bars in the Positions, Closed Positions, Orders, Recent Orders and Assets tabs allows you to customize the visibility of columns in each of them.

Positions

The tab contains information about currently opened positions on the account.

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The following columns are presented in the position table:

NameDescription
InstrumentName of the instrument for which the position is open.
Position IDPosition identifier in the system.
HedgingMode in which the position is open (netting or hedging).
AmountAmount of the instrument in the position (in lots).
Absolute amountAbsolute amount of the instrument in the position.
AverageThe sum of the prices of all trades in the position, divided by the sum of the amounts of all trades.
BreakevenThe price at which the position can be closed without loss.
Open dateThe date the position was opened.
Initial position valueAverage position amount since its opening.
Total P/LTotal profit/loss on the position since its opening.
Total P/L %Total profit/loss on the position as a percentage since its opening. Calculated as Total P/L / Initial position value * 100.
Daily P/LThe daily trading account result.
Daily P/L %The Daily P/L value, expressed as a percentage.
Market priceThe market price of the instrument.
Conversion rateThe conversion rate of the instrument's quoted currency into the currency set in the Margin widget.
Market valueThe market price for the amount of the asset in the position.
Realized P/LThe profit or loss on a position that was initiated and then closed.
Unrealized P/LThe profit or loss that would be realized if the position were closed at current moment.
StatusThe current market session status for the instrument.
Detailed P/LP/L type, last result, and total P/L for the position.
Open Trade P/LP/L for opening the position.
Conversion rateThe conversion rate from the quote currency to the account currency.
Closed Trade P/LP/L calculated for the position portion that was closed.

If you click on the name of the instrument in the widget, the table will display information about the trades that formed the position:

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The following information is displayed for trades in the position:

TitleDescription
Typedetails of the time and date the trade was opened
Amountthe amount of the instrument in the trade
Ratethe price of the instrument in the trade
Market Valuemarket value of the instrument in the trade (calculated as amount of instrument in the trade * market value of the instrument * conversion rate)
Unrealized P/Lprofit or loss that could have been received on the trade if the position had been closed at the moment

Click on Details in the position of interest to view its last and total swaps (if the position is swapped) as well as open and close trade PL:

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The widget provides a possibility to set Stop Loss and Take Profit orders (the Add buttons in the S/L and T/P columns). Clicking on the button will open a sidepage for placing such orders:

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Field nameDescription
Trade datetrade date for the instrument
Trade amounttrade amount for the instrument (specified in the format amount of instrument in the trade@instrument price at the moment of the trade)
Market pricecurrent market price of buying and selling of the instrument
Price typeWhen entering a price, the system will calculate the expected profit/loss when making a trade at this price. Estimated profit or loss can be calculated either by Average price or by Marketprice.
S/Lprice set in Stop Loss order
Expected lossloss on the position in case of Stop Loss order execution
T/Pprice set in Take Profit order
Expected profitprofit on the position in case of Take Profit order execution

After clicking the ADD button, the corresponding orders will be placed in the system.


The widget has an option to close all positions of the selected category (CLOSE button next to the category name).


If you hover the cursor over the position status in the table, a corresponding window with a notification appears if the exchange is closed:

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Position management

Clicking the MANAGE button opposite any of the open positions opens the position management menu:

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The Partial close button opens a sidepage that shows the main details of the position and provides the ability to close the position in whole or in part by entering a numerical or percentage value of the volume in the appropriate field.

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Field nameDescription
Position sizethe size of an existing position in the instrument
Market pricemarket price of the instrument
PLcurrent profit/loss on the position
Trading scheduletrading schedule for the instrument

When you click the Close position button (if the entire position volume is selected) or Reduce position (if the specified volume is less than the entire position volume), the corresponding part of the position will be closed.


The Position details button opens a sidepage with position details, which displays the indicators included in the table columns:

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The S/L and T/P blocks allow you to set stop-loss and take-profit values for a position, respectively.

  • When you set a value and click Save, an order with the specified values will be placed.
  • When you click Cancel, the order will be canceled.

The Trades block displays a list of trades in the position and the main indicators for each of them:

NameDescription
DateDate the trade was created in the system.
VolumeThe volume of the trade in the position.
RateThe price at which the trade was formed.
Market ValueThe price of the trade (Volume x Rate).
Unrealized P/LProfit/loss on the trade that will be realized if the trade is closed at the current moment.

For American options, the position management menu also includes the Exercise request button, which when clicked sends a request to the broker to expiry the option on demand:

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Important! If the position should not be fully expiry, you must independently compose an additional message for the broker.

Indicator calculations

Open Trade PL = (First Open Trade Amount x First Open Rate + N-th Open Trade Amount x N-th Open Rate) - Total Trade Amount x Market Rate.

Close Trade P/L = Total P/L - Open Trade PL + Position commission + Position swap

Average = (Volume of the first trade * Price of the first trade + ... + Volume of the n-th trade * Price of the n-th trade) / (Volume of the first trade + ... + Volume of the n-th trade)

Please note! Only trades that increase the position are included in the calculation and are calculated modulo.
Also note! For shares in pounds, the calculation is done in pence. For correct calculation according to the formula, the obtained value should be multiplied by 100.

Closed positions

The table contains information about closed positions.

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The filter in the upper part of the tab allows you to specify the time range for which a selection of closed positions will be formed.

NameDescription
Instrumentthe name of the instrument for which the position was closed
Position IDposition identifier in the system
Amountthe amount of the instrument in the position
Absolute amountthe amount of the instrument in the position, calculated modulo
SideBuy or Sell
Detailed P/Lif you click on Details in the column, the information on profits and losses received at position closing will be displayed
Open trade IDopening trade identifier in the system
Open order IDopening order identifier in the system (if any)
Open priceprice of the instrument at the moment of position opening
Open timedate and time of position opening
Open dateposition opening date
Close trade IDclosing trade identifier in the system
Close order IDclosing order identifier in the system (if any)
Close priceinstrument price at the moment of position closing
Close timedate and time of position closing
Trade Datethe date of formation of the trade that closes the position
Closed trade P/LP/L of the closing trade in the currency of the asset, calculated for the part of the position that was closed.

Active

The table contains information about the placed orders.

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Table contents:

NameDescription
Instrumentname of the instrument for which the order was placed
IDID of the placed order
Sideside of the placed order (buy or sell)
Amountamount of instrument in the placed order
PriceThe instrument price specified in the placed order. For Stop, Stop Limit, and Limit if touched orders, the set Stop price is also displayed.
S/LStop Loss price specified in the order
T/PTake Profit price specified in the order
Filledthe price at which the order was executed
Filledvolume and percentage of the executed order
Trailing Stoptriggering price of the trailing stop order
Typetype of placed order
Durationduration of the placed order
Statusstatus of the placed order
Value datevalue date of the instrument
Last quote timethe time when the system received the last quote for the instrument before the order was placed
Client request timetime of clicking the BUY/SELL button
Createdtime of actual order placement in the system
Expiration timeexpiration time of the order, if specified (for orders with GTD duration)
Execute on expirationfor orders with Trailing Stop type. If the expiration date set in the order expires - it is executed
Remainingremaining amount of instrument in the order (if the order is partially executed)
Execution typeorder execution type (can be executed automatically or manually by the broker, some orders can combine both types of execution)
Use Hedge positionthe value Yes is assigned if the account is traded in Hedge mode
Commentthe comment specified in the order
Please note! Values in the Amount (except for Stop orders) and Price columns can be edited by clicking on the field.

Clicking the pencil icon in the row with a specific order opens its editing sidepage:

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The sidepage displays information about the placed order:

NameDescription
IDOrder ID in the platform.
SideSide of the order (buy/sell).
TypeSet type of the placed order.
DurationDuration of the placed order.
AmountAmount of the placed order.
Stop PriceStop price set for the order (for orders of the Stop, Stop Limit, and Limit if touched types).
PriceInstrument price in the order (for all orders except Stop).

The Cancel order button allows you to cancel a placed order.

The Save button allows you to save your changes.


The CANCEL ALL button in the upper right corner of the widget allows you to cancel all placed orders.

The trash can button allows you to cancel a specific placed order.

The CHAT button opens a chat with the broker on the placed order.

History orders

This tab contains information about already executed trade orders:

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In the date filter you can specify the period for which the orders in the table will be displayed.

When selecting one or several instruments in the table, the line next to the date filter will display summary information (trade volume, average price of the instrument in trades and number of fully executed trades) on orders with it.

The composition of the table is similar to that in the table of orders, except for information about trailing stop orders, which is not represented here.

Cash positions

The tab contains information about the assets in the account that differ from the account currency:

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In the filter, you can specify the date for which the table will display asset information.

NameDescription
Assetan asset for which a profit or loss has been formed on the account.
Totalthe amount of profit or loss in the currency of the asset.
(USD) equivalentthe equivalent of the total profit or loss in the currency of the account.
Position on (date specified in the filter)the amount of profit or loss in the currency of the asset on the specified date.
(USD) equivalentthe equivalent of the profit or loss in the currency of the account on the specified date.

Assets

In the Assets section you can see the value of the account assets, as well as choose the form of their appearance. Three options are available:

NameDescription
Allthe amount of assets is shown in the original form, as well as converted into USD.
Originthe amount of assets are displayed in the original form.
Convertedassets amounts are displayed in converted to USD.

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In the Assets tab, you can see summary information for each asset:

NameDescription
Type / Codeasset type and code.
Current Balancevolume in the base currency of the asset and in terms of the account currency.
Blockedthe amount of blocked funds for a specific asset.
Converted pricethe conversion rate of the asset price to USD.
Availablethe amount of available funds for a specific asset.
Future balancevolume of future balance of a certain asset, taking into account the current balance and future cash flow.
Margin balancetotal amount of marginal funds on a specific asset.
Margin usagevolume of margin funds, which are used in orders or positions on a specific asset.
Order marginvolume of margin funds, used in orders on a specific asset.
Leveragecurrent leverage used in orders or positions on a specific asset.
Delayed settlementsfuture settlements on an asset. Occurs when a transaction already exists but settlements have not yet been made.

Custodian

This tab contains information about securities held in custody. It contains information about asset transfers and settlements for custody trades:

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NameDescription
AssetName of the instrument in custody.
TypeType of instrument.
Account balanceBalance of securities in the account.
AvailableAmount of securities for trades for which settlements have already been made.
Future cash flowVolume of securities for which funds must be paid as a result of settlements.
Future balanceBalance of securities in the account after settlements have been made.
TurnoverVolume of securities in the process of settlement.
Future nettingFuture netting on trades.

When you click on the “Future netting” field, a table of settlements for future transactions will be displayed:

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NameDescription
TypeTransaction type.
SubtypeTransaction subtype.
Trade IDTrade identifier in the system.
InstrumentInstrument on which the trade was concluded.
VolumeInstrument volume in the trade.
DateTrade settlement date.
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